1981 GMC K1500 Engine Internals

Essential 1981 GMC K1500 Engine Internals

Sealed Power – Engine Connecting Rod Bearing (Part No.2555A 10)

Engine Connecting Rod Bearing

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Sealed Power parts provide innovative designs, use leading-edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • A-Series bi-metal aluminum alloy
  • Greater seizure resistance than tri-metal material
  • Dramatically reduces or eliminates bearing wear
  • Made with silicon to provide greater surface hardness
  • Silicon particles help polish crankshaft journal to further reduce wear during operation
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
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Sealed Power – Engine Connecting Rod Bearing (Part No.2555A)

Engine Connecting Rod Bearing

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$6.29
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • A-Series bi-metal aluminum alloy
  • Greater seizure resistance than tri-metal material
  • Dramatically reduces or eliminates bearing wear
  • Made with silicon to provide greater surface hardness
  • Silicon particles help polish crankshaft journal to further reduce wear during operation
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
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Dorman – Connecting Rod Nuts, Type 2, 3/8-24 X 9/16 In., Ford (sold by each) (Part No.635-002)

Connecting Rod Nuts, Type 2, 3/8-24 X 9/16 In., Ford (sold by each)

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This engine connecting rod nut is designed to match the fit and function of the original part on specified vehicles. Made of quality materials, it is engineered for reliable performance.

Product Features:
  • Direct replacement – this engine connecting rod nut matches the fit and function of the factory part on specified years, makes and models
  • Ideal solution – this nut is a reliable replacement for an original part that is missing or has failed due to fatigue
  • Durable construction – this part is made from quality materials to ensure reliable performance and long service life
  • Trustworthy quality – backed by team of product experts in the United States and more than a century of automotive experience
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston (Part No.WH699DCP)

Engine Piston

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$31.49
Sealed Power® parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Hypereutectic
  • Made w/exclusive FM425 material for excellent strength & scuff resistance – allows tighter bore and improves sealing for less blow-by
  • Sophisticated “barrel” profiles help optimize oil wedge between skirt and wall.
  • Piston skirts protected by next-gen DUROSHIELD« coating.
  • TAC┐ ring groove geometry
  • Weight matched to +/- 2 grams.
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston (Part No.WH423DCP 40)

Engine Piston

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$19.49
Sealed Power® parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Hypereutectic
  • Made w/exclusive FM425 material for excellent strength & scuff resistance – allows tighter bore and improves sealing for less blow-by
  • Sophisticated “barrel” profiles help optimize oil wedge between skirt and wall.
  • Piston skirts protected by next-gen DUROSHIELD« coating.
  • TAC┐ ring groove geometry
  • Weight matched to +/- 2 grams.
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Sealed Power – Engine Crankshaft Main Bearing Set (Part No.7329MA 10)

Engine Crankshaft Main Bearing Set

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$88.99
Sealed Power® parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • A-Series bi-metal aluminum alloy
  • Greater seizure resistance than tri-metal material
  • Oversize flange
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
  • Made with silicon to provide greater surface hardness
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Sealed Power – Engine Crankshaft Main Bearing Set (Part No.4400MA 20)

Engine Crankshaft Main Bearing Set

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$77.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • A-Series bi-metal aluminum alloy
  • Greater seizure resistance than tri-metal material
  • Reduces dramatically or eliminates bearing wear
  • Exacting tolerances
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
  • Made with silicon to provide greater surface hardness
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston Ring Set (Part No.E-920K 40)

Engine Piston Ring Set

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$120.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Face of top rings coated with latest generation Plasma-Moly
  • Decreases friction
  • Very resistant to scuffing
  • Exacting tolerances
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston Ring Set (Part No.E-251X 30)

Engine Piston Ring Set

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$61.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Unsurpassed quality that you can trust
  • Uses leading edge materials
  • State-of-the-art manufacturing
  • Exacting tolerances
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston (Part No.2773PNA)

Engine Piston

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$118.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Cast with FM132 Eutectic proprietary alloy
  • Performance & dependability of original equipment pistons
  • High quality aluminum
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston (Part No.W454NP)

Engine Piston

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$23.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Cast with FM132 Eutectic proprietary alloy
  • Performance & dependability of original equipment pistons
  • High quality aluminum
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston Set (Part No.8KH423DCP 30)

Engine Piston Set

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$190.99
Sealed Power® parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Hypereutectic
  • Made w/exclusive FM425 material for excellent strength & scuff resistance – allows tighter bore and improves sealing for less blow-by
  • Sophisticated “barrel” profiles help optimize oil wedge between skirt and wall.
  • Piston skirts protected by next-gen DUROSHIELD« coating.
  • TAC┐ ring groove geometry
  • Weight matched to +/- 2 grams.
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Mr. Gasket – Woodruff Key (Part No.984G)

Woodruff Key

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$25.99
The offset cam and crankshaft key helps increase torque and horsepower.

Product Features:
  • Increases low-end torque
  • Increases mid-range horsepower
  • Reduces low-end torque
  • Increases top-end horsepower
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National – Multi Purpose Seal (Part No.710891)

Multi Purpose Seal

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$21.79
National has built a reputation as one of the most respected names in the industry. We have offered premium sealing solutions for more than 75 years. Our design team keeps pace with the industry and provides advanced solutions for today’s vehicles.

Product Features:
  • Low swell in hydrocarbon fluids
  • Design type: spring loaded; multi-lip
  • Provides good low temperature capability
  • Temperature range: -40°F to 225°F; -40°C to 107°C
  • Delivers quality and reliable performance for every type of repair
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Mahle – Crankshaft Seal (Part No.A8060202280MAH)

Crankshaft Seal

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$39.72
Crankshaft Seal

Felpro – Engine Crankshaft Seal Kit (Part No.BS 11829-1)

Engine Crankshaft Seal Kit

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$19.99
Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust

Product Features:
  • Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
  • Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
  • Engineered and manufactured specifically for repair applications
  • Unsurpassed quality you can trust
  • Validated for fit, form, and function
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston Wrist Pin (Part No.P-2208)

Engine Piston Wrist Pin

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$4.99
Sealed Power parts provide innovative designs, use leading-edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Special alloy steel
  • Use to replace standard pins
  • State-of-the-art manufacturing
  • Exacting tolerances
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
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Mr. Gasket – Ultra Seal; Harmonic Balancer Bolt/Washer Kit (Part No.945G)

Ultra Seal; Harmonic Balancer Bolt/Washer Kit

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$12.99
The grade 8 bolts feature high hex head to prevent socket slippage. The thick parallel ground washer allows accurate uniform torque. Black finished, complete with split lock washer to prevent loosening.

Product Features:
  • Has a zinc dichromate finish
  • Made of high quality grade 8 steel
  • Has a tall hex head to prevent slippage
  • Extra thick parallel ground washer
  • Washer provides more accurate and uniform torque
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ARP Auto Racing – For Use With Chevy Gen Iii/Ls Series Small Block/ Gmpp Lsx Block, Hex Head (Part No.234-5608)

For Use With Chevy Gen Iii/Ls Series Small Block/ Gmpp Lsx Block, Hex Head

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$369.99
There are many important reasons to use ARP main stud kits, including the elimination of main cap walk and fretting, as well as protecting the threads in your engine block. All kits come complete with hardened parallel ground washers and high quality nuts. Some applications have provisions for mounting wind age trays and have specially designed standoff studs with serrated lock nuts to position the wind age tray and lock it securely in place. The studs are manufactured from 8740 chrome moly steel, heat treated in-house to 200,000 Pounds Per Square Inch tensile strength, and precision J-form threads rolled after heat treat to create a fastener that has threads 1000 Percent stronger than others.

Product Features:
  • Kit Come Complete With Hardened Parallel Ground Washers And High Quality Nuts
  • Manufactured From 8740 Chrome Moly Steel
  • Heat Treated To 200,000 Pounds Per Square Inch
  • Precision J-Form Threads Rolled After Heat Treat To Create A Fastener That Has Threads 1000 Percent Stronger Than Others
  • 200,000 PSI
  • Sold As A Kit
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Spectre – Harmonic Balancer Bolt (Part No.4699)

Harmonic Balancer Bolt

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$7.99
Spectre’s Harmonic Balancer Bolt Kit is designed to fit Chevrolet Small Block 265-400 V8 engines. This grade 8 bolt is 2-1/2 inches long, and features a plated finish for corrosion resistance. This kit also includes a security lock washer.

Product Features:
  • Fits Chevrolet Small Block 265-400 V8 engines
  • Features a corrosion resistant plated finish
  • Gold iridite finish
  • Grade 8 bolt, 7/16 inch-20 by 2-1/2 inches
  • Includes security lock washer
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ARP Auto Racing – ARP Harmonic Damper Bolt Kit (Part No.234-2503)

ARP Harmonic Damper Bolt Kit

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$41.49
As the crankshaft flexes and twists, the balancer absorbs incredible amounts of kinetic energy. To ensure that the balancer is locked in place, ARP has developed these ultra-strong 200,000 psi bolts that let you exert maximum clamping force. Special features include 1/4′ thick, wide area washer and an extra tall 12-point head that accepts a deep socket and eliminates the worry of stripping the head.

Product Features:
  • 1-1/16″ 12-Point Socket Size(s)
  • 8740 Chromoly
  • Black Oxide
  • Chevy LS1/LS6
  • Sold Individually
  • M16 x 2.0 Thread Size
  • 4.325″ Underhead Length
  • 200,000 PSI
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ARP Auto Racing – For Use With Chevy Small Block, 5/8" Socket Size, 3/4" – 16 Thread Size (Part No.134-2501)

For Use With Chevy Small Block, 5/8" Socket Size, 3/4" - 16 Thread Size

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$36.49
As the crankshaft flexes and twists, the balancer absorbs incredible amounts of kinetic energy. To ensure that the balancer is locked in position, ARP has developed these ultra strong 200,000 PSI bolts that let you exert maximum clamping force. Special features include 1/4 Inch thick, wide area washer and an extra tall 12 point head that accepts a deep socket and eliminates the worry of stripping the head.

Product Features:
  • Ultra Strong Bolt Rated At 200,000 PSI
  • 1/4 Inch Thick, Wide Area Washer And An Extra Tall 12 Point Head That Accepts A Deep Socket And Eliminates The Worry Of Stripping The Head
  • Delivers ARP Quality And Reliability
  • Made In USA
  • 12-Point Head
  • Sold Individually
  • 200,000 PSI
  • 2.470″ Underhead Length
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Sealed Power – Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set (Part No.8-2555A 30)

Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set

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$151.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • A-Series bi-metal aluminum alloy
  • Greater seizure resistance than tri-metal material
  • Dramatically reduces or eliminates bearing wear
  • Made with silicon to provide greater surface hardness
  • Silicon particles help polish crankshaft journal to further reduce wear during operation
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
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Sealed Power – Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set (Part No.6-1020A 25X2)

Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set

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$40.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.
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Sealed Power – Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set (Part No.8-2555CP 20)

Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set

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$75.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Steel-backed bronze alloy lining with overplate
  • Popular for fatigue resistance & strength
  • Provides conformability required for older apps
  • Our standard material is comparable to competitors performance bearing
  • Note – This material offers less resistance to wear & corrosion than other materials.
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
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Sealed Power – Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set (Part No.8-3190A 20)

Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set

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$42.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • A-Series bi-metal aluminum alloy
  • Greater seizure resistance than tri-metal material
  • Dramatically reduces or eliminates bearing wear
  • Made with silicon to provide greater surface hardness
  • Silicon particles help polish crankshaft journal to further reduce wear during operation
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
See More

Sealed Power – Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set (Part No.8-2555CP)

Engine Connecting Rod Bearing Set

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$90.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Steel-backed bronze alloy lining with overplate
  • Popular for fatigue resistance & strength
  • Provides conformability required for older apps
  • Our standard material is comparable to competitors performance bearing
  • Note – This material offers less resistance to wear & corrosion than other materials.
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
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Sealed Power – Connecting Rod Bearing Set (Part No.8-7100CH 1X)

Connecting Rod Bearing Set

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$76.99
Speed-Pro delivers the power you need and the value and quality that you deserve. Whether you are running at the track, chasing trophies on the strip, or just cruising down the road, count on Speed-Pro to provide the best value in HP engine components

Product Features:
  • Steel-backed Babbitt lining material
  • For use in automotive and high-performance applications
  • Babbitt designed to deform under extreme loads without damaging other engine parts
  • Meets unique demands of performance engines
  • Delivers dependable performance and superior service life
  • Application-specific design for perfect fit and correct operation
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1981 GMC K1500 Engine Internals

Maybe you’re in the middle of a full rebuild of that 1981 GMC K1500. Maybe you just need a couple of Engine Internals. Either way, Advance Auto Parts has 113 different Engine Internals in our inventory ranging from $1.29 to $369.99. That means you can find the exact parts or products you need to keep that 1981 GMC K1500 running smoothly.

Engine Internals are only as good as their brand. We stock 8 different brands to make sure you have plenty of trusted parts to choose from for your 1981 GMC K1500. Sealed Power, National, and Mr. Gasket are just some of the brands we stock. Search for brands you know or compare prices and reviews to help you decide!

We know you’ll find the perfect Engine Internals for your 1981 GMC K1500, but don’t take our word for it – read our customer ratings and reviews and buy with confidence. Out of the 119 reviews in this category, some of the top rated parts include Oil Seal with 4.0 stars and Engine Piston Ring Set with 2.0 stars.

So if you’re in the market for aftermarket Engine Internals to keep your 1981 GMC K1500 rolling for years to come, look no further. Shop online and have your products shipped direct to your door, or pick up at the nearest Advance Auto Parts location today!

Engine Internals Brands To Make Your 1981 GMC K1500 Last

Simple repair, complete replacement, or a full rebuild. No matter the job, your 1981 GMC K1500 demands trusted brand parts and products to keep it running. Many trusted brands of Engine Internals make up Advance Auto Parts’ inventory, and all are ready to help make your K1500 the best it can be. Be sure to browse some of our top Engine Internals brands and parts.

Popular Felpro Engine Internals

We carry Felpro parts in our stock across Crankshaft Seals categories, plus more. For a 1981 GMC K1500, our most popular Felpro Engine Internals include:
Engine Crankshaft Seal Kit
from $19.99
(3)
Engine Crankshaft Seal Kit
Crankshaft Seals

FAQs for 1981 GMC K1500 Engine Internals

What are the most purchased Engine Internals for the 1981 GMC K1500?

Out of 113 Engine Internals for the 1981 GMC K1500, the most popular in our inventory are:
Multi Purpose Seal
from $12.99
(15)
Multi Purpose Seal
Crankshaft Seals
Ultra Seal; Harmonic Balancer Bolt/Washer Kit
from $12.99
(12)
Ultra Seal; Harmonic Balancer Bolt/Washer Kit
Crankshaft Bolts
Engine Connecting Rod Bearing
from $8.49
(1)
Engine Connecting Rod Bearing
Standard Individual Rod Bearings

What are the top-rated 1981 GMC K1500 Engine Internals?

Top-rated Engine Internals for your 1981 GMC K1500 based on customer reviews/ratings are:
Oil Seal
from $7.29
(2)
Oil Seal
“easy TO INSTALL, WORKS PERFECT, EXCELLENT PRICE”
Engine Piston Ring Set
from $84.99
(2)
Engine Piston Ring Set
“Good stock replacement parts”
Engine Connecting Rod Bearing
from $7.29
(1)
Engine Connecting Rod Bearing
“great price and fit good”